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HARTFORD, Conn.-- Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the labeling of genetically engineered food. The bill co-sponsored by more than two dozen legislators passed a vote in the Public Health Committee on Tuesday. Vermont and Maine are considering proposals.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- Federal agriculture researchers will again be doing a census of New York maple syrup production in April and May. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the state ranked second to Vermont in last year's survey of producers in 10 states.
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MONTPELIER, Vt.-- The Vermont Department of Labor says the unemployment rate dropped slightly in February to 4.4 percent. The Labor Department says February was the seventh straight month that the unemployment rate had not increased in Vermont.
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MONTPELIER, Vt.-- The Vermont House on Wednesday advanced a wide-ranging package of tax increases that would raise collections from upper-income households, levy the sales tax on soda and candy and add 50 cents to the tax on a pack of cigarettes, among other things.
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MONTPELIER, Vt.-- Vermont maple officials say this should be a great week for syrup producers. After a slow start with cold weather earlier this month, the sap is flowing again in some areas.
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HONOLULU-- Hawaii residents with individual health insurance could end up paying about 22 percent more for medical claims costs under President Barack Obama's new health care law, according to a new report by financial risk analysts.
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WASHINGTON, March 26- Tax revenues of U.S. state and local governments grew for the 13th quarter in a row at the end of 2012, rising 2.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Census data released on Tuesday. Tax revenue totaled $399.7 billion, compared with $389.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. For states alone, the increase was sharper.
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NEW YORK, March 24- U.S. stocks could break through to all-time closing highs this week, but it could depend on a solution to Cyprus' fiscal woes. Cyprus faces a Monday deadline to avert a collapse of its banking system.
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NEW YORK, March 22- The White House on Friday admitted defeat on its choice of New York lawyer Caitlin Halligan for a judgeship on a powerful U.S. appeals court, withdrawing her nomination two weeks after Senate Republicans blocked her for the second time.
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NEW YORK, March 22- U.S. stocks could break through to all-time closing highs next week- provided a resolution to the fiscal woes of Cyprus satisfies investors.
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NEW YORK, March 22- U.S. stocks could break through to all-time closing highs next week- provided a resolution to the fiscal woes of Cyprus satisfies investors. The S&P 500 fell for the first time in four weeks, with weakness linked to uncertainty overseas.
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March 21- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc has won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of making misleading statements to investors that ultimately resulted in a financial restatement and a regulatory inquiry.
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By Nate Raymond March 21- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday said investors fell short of making allegations to support a strong inference that the K-Cup manufacturer deliberately sought to mislead investors.
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March 21- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc has won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of making misleading statements to investors that ultimately resulted in a financial restatement and a regulatory inquiry.
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March 21- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday said investors fell short of making allegations to support a strong inference that the K-Cup manufacturer deliberately sought to mislead investors.
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March 21- U.S. power company Entergy Corp installed a temporary cover over an opening in the reactor building at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant after a so-called "blowout" panel opened on Monday, nuclear regulators said Thursday.
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*Baucus warns of growing impatience in Congress. Richard Gilfillan, who is overseeing the initiative at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, told the Senate Finance Committee that his agency is now testing three-dozen care delivery models involving 50,000 healthcare providers and more than 1 million beneficiaries.
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*Baucus warns of growing impatience in Congress. Richard Gilfillan, who is overseeing the initiative at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, told the Senate Finance Committee that his agency is now testing three-dozen care delivery models involving 50,000 healthcare providers and more than 1 million beneficiaries.
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franchises in New York, North Carolina, Idaho and Vermont. *Agreed to swap 5 counties of its North Carolina territory to pbv in exchange. for pbv's 11 counties in vermont, 18 counties in Idaho.
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*Senate bill requires search warrants for access. WASHINGTON, March 19- A law regulating U.S. authorities' access to email drew a good deal of attention in Congress on Tuesday as a House panel quizzed Department of Justice and Google experts About it, and the Senate began taking on a bill to update the rules.